Queen of Wild Cards novel Chapter 516

Of course, she also refused to let that manipulative schemer Faye have it easy. If she truly had trapped Julius on purpose, Stella was going to make sure she paid for it.

"I'm just so relieved, Stella. We've been together a while now; surely you know what kind of man I am?

The more I think about it, the more I feel like I've been set up to take the fall. If I had actually done anything that night, there's no way I'd have zero memory of it."

Stella sighed. "It's exactly because I know you that I gave you the advice."

Now that the initial furious shock of the past two days had faded, she was finally able to think rationally. And once she actually thought about it, the glaring holes in the story became obvious.

A marriage required effort from both sides. If only one person carried the weight, it would never survive in the long run.

Since she had already grown suspicious of Faye, she couldn't just keep it from Julius.

Once the test results came out, if the baby wasn't his, she had an even wilder theory in mind. But it was too soon to voice it.

If the baby *was* his, well, that would require an entirely different approach.

"I'm taking her to get the paternity test right now."

"I'm going with you."

She wanted to secure her own DNA sample. Right now, she only trusted herself.

She also wanted to see exactly what kind of piece of work this Faye really was.

"Alright, let's go together." He knew she had her own plans, and he was more than willing to let her take the lead. After all, he was the one who had disappointed her first.

Before leaving, Julius called his bodyguards and ordered them to escort Faye to Brighton Hospital.

Stella finally laid eyes on Faye.

She had gorgeous mixed-race features, chestnut waves, and luminous skin. She was undeniably young and beautiful.

When Faye saw Stella, she acted incredibly enthusiastic, though her words dripped with sugary-sweet manipulation the second she opened her mouth.

"You must be Julius's wife! Hi, I'm Faye. I'm carrying his baby. I really didn't expect him to take this child so seriously.

For the baby's sake, I'll make sure to give him a slightly higher salary. Consider it my way of looking after you. Aren't I generous? You really should be thanking me!"

If the girl wanted to play the sickly-sweet manipulator game, Stella could play it better.

When the situation called for it, she had quite the talent for it.

Stung by her words, Faye dropped the act and snapped, "You... aren't you afraid of choking on all that greed? How can you take everything from him? He's the man of the house!"

If Julius truly walked away with nothing, wouldn't that mean she wouldn't get a single dime either?

She'd rather just be his mistress and get a massive monthly allowance to burn through.

"Why couldn't I? He volunteered! I didn't even want the divorce, but he insisted on taking responsibility for you and the kid. He freely offered to give me everything. I only agreed to the divorce to make him happy."

Panic set in. Faye violently shook Julius's arm. "Julius, you can't agree to give her everything! If you do, what's going to happen to me and the baby?"

Yes, she wanted to be Mrs. Blackwood, but Julius absolutely could not lose his fortune!